Epimetheus
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Epimetheus is a figure in Greek mythology, a Titan known as the foolish brother of Prometheus and husband of Pandora, whose actions helped bring misfortune to humanity.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Epimetheus canonical | 16 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Titan
ⓘ
figure in Greek mythology ⓘ |
| alternativeMother | Asia ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
afterthought
ⓘ
lack of foresight ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity |
Pandora
ⓘ
Prometheus ⓘ Zeus ⓘ |
| category |
Characters in Hesiod
ⓘ
Titans of Greek mythology ⓘ
surface form:
Titans in Greek mythology
|
| consequenceOfActions | contributes to the release of evils upon humanity ⓘ |
| contrastWith | Prometheus ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Greek mythology ⓘ |
| etymology | name means "afterthought" in Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| family | Iapetids ⓘ |
| father | Iapetus ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| greekName | Ἐπιμηθεύς ⓘ |
| influencedConcept | later philosophical discussions of foresight and afterthought ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| literarySource |
Hesiod's Theogony
ⓘ
surface form:
Hesiod’s "Theogony"
Hesiod's Works and Days ⓘ
surface form:
Hesiod’s "Works and Days"
|
| mother | Clymene ⓘ |
| mythologicalCycle |
Pandora myth
ⓘ
Promethean myths ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the foolish brother of Prometheus
ⓘ
marrying Pandora ⓘ role in the myth of Pandora’s jar ⓘ |
| opposedQualityTo | foresight of Prometheus ⓘ |
| parent | Pyrrha ⓘ |
| portrayedAs |
foolish
ⓘ
shortsighted ⓘ |
| realm | pre-Olympian generation of gods ⓘ |
| relatedMyth |
creation of Pandora
ⓘ
punishment of humanity after Prometheus steals fire ⓘ |
| roleInMyth |
accepts Pandora as a gift from the gods
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ignores Prometheus’s warning not to accept gifts from Zeus ⓘ |
| sibling |
Atlas
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Menoetius ⓘ Prometheus ⓘ |
| spouse | Pandora ⓘ |
| symbolicMeaning | lack of foresight leading to human misfortune ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfWorship |
Greek Antiquity
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surface form:
Archaic Greece (as part of mythic tradition)
|
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Input
Subject: Epimetheus Description of subject: Epimetheus is a figure in Greek mythology, a Titan known as the foolish brother of Prometheus and husband of Pandora, whose actions helped bring misfortune to humanity.
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Atlas
subject surface form:
second-generation Titans